by Arne » Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:59 pm
Reminds me of my trip back yesterday from ADK tear up 2005. Around the lake george area an suv pulling a 21 ft(?) boat (very good sized boat) swerved from the right lane across the 2 left lanes, flipped over, the boat slid off the trailer, etc..... very messy looking.
Towing a tear is one thing, towing a boat that probably weighs in at 3 tons is another.....
oh, do not even consider not using suspension for all the reasons mentioned in the above notes. This has been discussed before and the consensus was you do need suspension.....
On a side note, I have a tear that weighs about 800-900 pounds, built on a h/f 1800# trailer.... It does not budge the suspension when I rock it..... Upon my return from VA, I noticed one of the fenders was tilted. I had reversed the axle to on top of the springs and notched the frame. I have at least 2" of clearance... and the u bolts were hitting the frame. So, while I can rock it, some bumps along the way, used up the 2" of clearance..... bottom line, if I had no suspension, I doubt I could have towed it 10 miles before being shaken to bits...